**WUSTL RD 2019 DECISION THREAD**

[branb6]

[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted CAS**[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: Didn’t take
[ *] ACT: 35 Composite (36 Math, 36 Science, 34 English, 34 Reading)
[ *] SAT II: Didn’t send in
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[ *] AP scores: US history (4), Spanish (4), Biology (5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5)
[ *] IB scores: N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 1, AP Psychology, Honors Zoology, Honors Humanities

[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Varsity Swimming (captain), varsity soccer, Interact Club (vice president), National Honor Society, Counsel of Athletic Teams, Link Crew (Exec Board)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered through NHS and Interact, volunteered as a swim coach for two middle school swim teams.
[ *] Essays: Common App: 8/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: AP Spanish Teacher- 10/10, AP Bio Teacher- 8/10

[ *] Counselor Rec: Average
[ ] Additional Rec: None
[ ] Interview:[/list] Had one with an admissions counselor on campus
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan!
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: ~150k
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] None
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, ACT, Extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: Essay, volunteering
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pretty strong all around, demonstrated a LOT of interest by getting an interview and visiting for the premed day
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Accepted to U of M and UIowa, waiting on most…
[ b]General Comments: Good luck to everyone in their college pursuits!

[Christianf011]

[ b]Decision: Waitlisted CAS**

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: n/a
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20ish/400ish
[] AP scores: 4 English Lang 4 APUSH
[] IB scores: n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Spanish IV, AP English Lit/Comp, Econ, Government, Personal Finance lol
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Nothing spectacular, a couple regional awards in Science Olympiad, first place Cross Country face finish
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Cross Country (4 years), Baseball (4 years), Key Club (2 years), Science Club (1 year), Vanderbilt Summer Academy (3 weeks in summer before junior year), summer baseball
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing impressive except volunteer work through the key club
[] Essays: 8/10 pretty good about a family illness almost left without parents
[] Teacher Recommendations: Spanish teacher 10/10 said my recommendation was one of the best he has ever written
History teacher 7/10 seemed to like me but I don’t know what he wrote
[] Counselor Rec: 7/10 Doesn’t know me very well
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview:[/ul] I interviewed on campus and I think it went really well because we shared interest and talked about how much we both loved Wash U.
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: While
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 80k +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Grandma attended?
Reflection Pretty disappointed. I wanted to go here with all my heart and it is pretty much all I though about the past few months.

[ul]
[] Strengths: Well rounded, interest
[] Weaknesses: Nothing really stood out too much, didn’t have much volunteering/leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nothing that really stood out
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: University of Tennessee Knoxville Rejected: Vanderbilt Waiting to here from Emory and UNC Chapel Hill
General Comments: IF YOU GOT ACCEPTED DO NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED! Congrats if you did though:)

[matbez]

Decision: Waitlisted SEAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2120 (670 Critical Reading, 800 Math, 650 Writing) – got 2210 in January but WUSTL doesn’t accept January testing
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Chemistry, 790 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA: 8.3 out of 10.0 (Brazilian system – probably equivalent to a 3.9 or 3.8)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/568
[] AP scores: N/A
[] IB scores: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: (Brazilian system, we cannot choose classes)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): IOI (International Olympiad in Informatics) silver medalist; tons of medals in Brazilian STEM Olympiads[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Olympiads (Informatics, Math, Chemistry, Astronomy); discussion group; volleyball; junior researcher on Mathematics (federal scholar)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Math teacher
[] Essay: About my background. I thought it was interesting, but who knows?
[] Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t read, have no idea
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but I heard it was good
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Wasn’t offered one[/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): Brazil
[] School Type: Private (with scholarship)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: < 20,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: IOI medal
[] Weaknesses: didn’t demonstrate interest; maybe SAT I
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: low income (WUSTL is need-aware for international students)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This was my first decision to be released[/ul][/li]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone accepted! As for those waitlisted or rejected: keep calm, surely good schools will notice us! I know it’s hard, but March is only beginning.

[spittinfire]

dont be bummed you’re successful and will get in somewhere. Washu can be kinda weird sometimes like all schools.

[Jimkingwood]

Decision: Accepted!!! CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8’ish
[] ACT Composite: 35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% probably For GPA and rank they tell colleges if they call but not students 8-|

[] AP scores: APUSH(5) Lang(5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: APLatin, APEuro, Honors Calc, Anatomy, Orchestra, Equine Science
[] Major Awards: Blue Key Society, Fine Arts Society[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Captain of equine team, Speech (made State), Duke TIP with stellar evals in Middle School, Orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Essays: Very good
[] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Outstanding
[] Interview: None[/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Private Board
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian/Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Very High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Pretty much none[/ul]
Reflection

• [] Strengths: I have a very diverse high school resume, Captain of an equine team, play a highly sought-after orchestral instrument
  [] Weaknesses: No community service, showed zero interest although I think I will go
  [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: musical specialty, excellent recs, diverse background and resume
  [] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
• Accepted:* UNC Chapel Hill, Tulane with max money, Case with big money, SMU with big money, Texas A&M, St. Andrews
• Rejected:* UT-Austin (My safety school lol. I personally ranked A&M ahead of UT anyway. Go Ags!)
• Waiting:* Ivies and the other usuals

General Comments:
I am very proud to have been accepted :-bd
Good luck to waitlisters and to those not going, chin up please! You are special!

[Diana1470]

Decision: Waitlisted CAS

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I:
[ *] ACT: 30 ( 28 Science, 26 Math, 36 English, 31 Reading)
[ *] SAT II: 710 Spanish with Listening
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/90
[ *] AP scores: 4 U.S. History Exam
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load:
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: MUN, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track and Field, Student Senate, Campus Ministry, Tutoring, Started my own fundraiser for high school students, Teenage Government Council, Babysitter
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Cashier at Ice Cream Shop
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchen, Tutoring
[ *] Essays: Pretty personal (about not being to speak Spanish)
[ *] Teacher Recommendations:Amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: Barely knows me (because he is new) but wrote a very good recommendation
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/list] One of my worst interviews because the woman was very tired and fatigued. Very nice lady and answered all my questions. I could have been much better at it, though. I did demonstrate a lot of interest since I had already attended a summer program there.
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: $80,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list]First Generation, URM
[ b]Reflection I did find that their lack of extra essays made it very hard to distinguish myself from the others. I wish I could have done more to increase my ACT score, but whats done is done. I am very lucky to be on the waitlist although I would have preferred a solid yes or no so I can move on. I liked this school a lot but maybe I just liked it because of the friends I made there over the summer there.
[ list]
[ *] Strengths:Essays, Recommendations, Extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: Definitely ACT score, no APs
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t have the super high ACT score most kids accepted have. I do have the drive though, which I feel will get me accepted other places.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
University of Notre Dame-Accepted
UW-Madison-Accepted
Waiting on: NYU, Georgetown, Brown, Princeton, Emory, Duke, Yale , Harvard (Very much reaches, but I thought Notre Dame was a reach too. Im rather lucky.)
[ b]General Comments: After being waitlisted and loving the school, I can now reflect on it and reassess my college choices and what I really want in a college. This was not meant to be because the chances of getting of the waitlist are slim. I will have to look, in a bitter sweet way, somewhere else. I wonder where.

[Blossom112]

I wasn’t going to do this but decided to because it could give someone hope, as I was intimidated scrolling through class of 2018.

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:
SAT I: 2130 (690 cr, 670 m, 770 w)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: Didn’t report
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1% lol
AP scores: Didn’t report
IB scores: I don’t think I reported
Senior Year Course Load: All IB and AP classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I got the national achievement scholarship, if it counts

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: NHS VP then NHS prez, Student Government, soccer, varsity xcountry, varsity indoor and outdoor track, group that tutors immigrants, group that raises awareness for hunger, homelessness, and poverty, book club, church choir, church youth group, and some other little stuff
Job/Work Experience: none really
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at hospital, and friends and I raised ~700 meals for the hungry, volunteered with So Other Might Eat (SOME), food pantry, nursing home
Essays: 8/10 or 9/10
Teacher Recommendations: 9/10
Counselor Rec: I don’t know
Interview:
none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~77k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM I guess, and also prospective student-athlete

Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, essay, GPA
Weaknesses: I thought my SATs were good but I guess they’re on the lower end of average for those that were accepted.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was just a combination of everything.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at St. Johns in Queens, UMD Honors and banneker/key, UMBC, Howard, Wesley. I think those were the only ones I applied to early action. I also got a bsai invitation from duke

General Comments: SAT scores and GPA do not make an individual. Commit yourself to doing the things you love. For me, those were helping people and running. But iIf you don’t get in, then it’s for a reason. There’s a perfect fit school for everyone and I’m positive you’ll find it. Don’t let a rejection or waitlist discourage you at all.

Also, I didn’t really show a lot of interest but I did spend a weekend there in the fall for their athlete recruiting weekend. Beautiful campus, beautiful rooms, amazing food.

[hagbardceline]

[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted SEAS**[/color]

[ b]Objective:Biomedical Engineering**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I: 730 CR 800 M 730 W 11 Essay Overall 2260
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:650 Physics, 720 Math II, 710 US history, 660 Chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75 (although without freshman year its a 3.9)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):No rank
[ *] AP scores:4 AP Chem, 5 Stats, 5 APUSH, 5 English lang
[ *] IB scores:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Psych, BC Calc, AP Gov, Honors creative writing, jazz ensemble and wind ensemble
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] mu alpha theta, honors band, national merit commended, another generic one
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Spring Track captain(also qualified for nationals last year), winter track captain, JSA treasurer, co founder and president of the physics club, secretary of the band, drama 1 year, hockey 3 years, soccer 2 years, cross country 1 year, EMC Student star program
[ *] Job/Work Experience:subway for one year lmao
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: none
[ *] Essays: Common app essay was good, 8/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendations:
Really good, both 9/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: good, i read it, 9/10
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/list] none, i requested one but it was too late
[ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: small public
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:dude
[ ] Income Bracket:160000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] None
[ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths:SAT I scores, lots of leadership, well rounded i guess
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA not too high, SAT II scores, didn’t demonstrate ANY interest which i know this school values
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t demonstrate enough interest
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Accepted to NEU, Pitt, Umass AMh, UVM, all honors colleges, waiting on Brown and Penn
[ b]General Comments:
I hope i get in off the wait list if i don;t get into brown or penn. IF not, im going to NEU.

[sdalss]

Decision: Accepted SEAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2330 (800W 800CR 730M)
[] ACT: 35 (straight 35s)
[] SAT II: 790 physics, 770 math ii
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[] AP scores: European History, US History, English Language (5s)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calc AB, AP Environmental Science, AP American Government, English, Choir, Italian at local college
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, Harvard Prize Book Award, National Merit Finalist[/ul]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Theater/Ballet, Youth in Government, Robotics, Youth Group, Math Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Summer mission trips
[] Essays: Spent a lot of time on them, so good I think
[] Teacher/Counselor Recommendations: No clue lol
[] Interview: I was super nervous, but my interviewer was nice so it still went well[/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State: Alabama
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: showed interest, visited campus, scores & GPA
[] Weaknesses: never really had a “focus” in my extracurriculars or community service if you know what I’m sayin
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to state schools [/ul][/li]**General Comments: **So happy right now! Looking at the other posts it seems like there’s no real way to decipher why admissions decided what they did, but good luck to everyone making decisions in the next couple months.
These posts were super helpful to me when applying so I hope this helps some of you 2020ers.

[YoungFortinbras]

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2190 (800M, 690 CR, 700W)
[] ACT: 34 (35E, 35M, 32R, 33S)
[] SAT II:Math II (740), US. History (750), Chemistry (690)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.41
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, toward top of class
[] AP scores: Human Geo (5), European History (3), Environmental Science (5), U.S. History (5), Chemistry (2)
[] IB scores: Psychology (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP AB Calc, AP Gov, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Bio
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor if that counts[/li]
Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Varsity captain for cross country, track, and wrestling (Regional qualifier, commitment awards, and scholar athlete awards in all three), VP of Junior Achievement chapter, President and Founder of school’s Ping Pong Club, Mu Alpha Theta Stat team member, and I’m a member of a lot of other clubs including Hispanic club and Prom Committee
[] Job/Work Experience: Customer service clerk at grocery store (20+ hours per week), internship at local pathology lab
[] Volunteer/Community service: President and Founder of tutoring program for elementary students, Round Square Conference Leader, I went to Costa Rica for a service project, and I help special needs children play baseball in a safe environment as a Buddy for Miracle League
[] Essays: Common App was about my experience as I paddle board
[] Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t see but I heard they were very strong
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see but I heard it was also on point
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Only for Rodriguez, which I didn’t get

Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant):Florida
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess being hispanic

Reflection

[list]
[] Strengths: Very rigorous schedule, ACT
[] Weaknesses: GPA and Chemistry
[] Why you think you were accepted: I showed interest, I’m very involved in my community, I’m well-rounded, and I’m considered a minority.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted to FSU, UF (Invited to Honors), Miami, and Northeastern and waiting to hear from UChicago (deferred EA), Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Amherst, W&L, and Columbia

General Comments: I love Wash U, so I am very excited. I wish you all the best in this process!

[caribou320]

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 770 M, 800 CR, 800 W (one sitting)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II 780, Chemistry 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank, top 10%
[] AP scores: Calc BC, APUSH, English Lang and Comp, Spanish, Statistics (all 5’s)
[] IB scores: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Chem, AP Lit, Economics, Linear Algebra Honors, Calc III (college course)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, President’s Education Award (nothing major really) [/ul][/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Tennis (lots of district recognition, team captain), Clarinet (all-state band, local orchestra, school ensembles), Vocal Music (Chorale, honors chamber group, a cappella), Student Council (president, treasurer), Scholastic Scrimmage (captain, won some regional competitions), Women’s Awareness (vice-president), Freshmen Mentor and Student Ambassador
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer SAT tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Blogger for online feminist organization, blogger Huff Post Teen, summer volunteer in preschool literacy program, volunteer tennis coach, worked in school’s Communications office
[] Essays: Common App: wrote about Harry Potter and how the books have shaped me (hurray for no supplements)
[] Teacher Recommendations: One from my junior year English teacher and the other from my Stats teacher. I think both were good.
[] Counselor Rec: good, my school is small so she knows me really well
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None [/ul]
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, independent
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: Female
[] INCOME Bracket: Upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, scores, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: didn’t really show interest (I sent one email), no interview, also rejected as University Scholar
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a solid applicant I guess, but there’s nothing that separates me from other applicants who weren’t accepted.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred EA from UChicago, likely letter from Dartmouth, waiting for Stevens, UC Berkeley, UCLA, CMU, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Brown, Penn, Northwestern [/ul][/li]**General Comments: Looking at this thread, I really have no idea how admissions decisions are made. You guys are all amazing applicants. Personally, I’m excited for this process to be over. Good luck to everyone with the rest of their decisions. **

[Triplejazz]

Decision: Waitlisted SEAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2200 (2250 Superscored)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 720 Bio M, 700 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 uw
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP scores: 4’s on Euro and Bio, 5’s on Psych and US History
[] IB scores: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Student Leadership, Concert Choir, AP Econ, AP Gov, Anatomy

Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: Nothing out of the ordinary
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Essays: Common App essay was strong 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendations: Recs were all good
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[] Additional Rec: N/A

Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Medium-sized public high school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] N/A

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, GPA, Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: Lack of awards, strong EC’s. Also did not interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ^^^
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]Accepted to SJSU, Regents at UCSB, waiting on a few others
Gotta keep those spirits high!

[whodat123]

Decision: Rejected CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 720 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/432
[] AP scores: 5 on BC Calc, 4’s on US History, Lang/Comp, Macro, US Gov, 3 EnvSci
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Spanish 5, some honors classes
Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: 2x Class president, Varsity Soccer (4 Year Letter on top ten nationally ranked team), Varsity Track (Captain, 4 Year Letter), French Club Vice-President, Key Club treasurer, Club Soccer Captain
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked polls in national elections, youngest employee hired at local restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked at church or waited tables or offseason sports workouts
[] Essays: Very good but had one grammatical error
[] Teacher Recommendations: 10/10 and 7/10
[] Counselor Rec: Idk, school is large
[] Additional Rec: Great
Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Because this is WashU - applied ED and was deferred, showed incredible amount of demonstrated interest, visited campus, created good relationship with regional AC
Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Took hardest curriculum and maintained all A’s with very time-consuming extra-curriculars
[] Weaknesses: Disciplinary history (minor infraction, but still had to be reported),
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The disciplinary issue - it is easy for my app to be thrown out because of so many other applicants who didn’t mark off “yes” on common app concerning disciplinary history
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] LSU Honors w/ scholarship, UGA Honors College w/ scholarship, waiting to hear back from everyone else[/li]General Comments: This whole process is, to a certain degree, random. There are more qualified applicants than there are spots. That is the most important thing to remember in this process.

[whidbey23]

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I: 2090 superscored (730 CR, 690 W, 670 M; don’t know why I submitted)
[] ACT: 33 (35 E, 34 R, 32 S, 31 M); 34 superscored (36 E, 34 R, 32 S, 32 M)
[] SAT II: 770 USH, 670 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/327
[] AP scores: APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), AP World (5), AP Bio (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Lit, Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar w/ Honor, Girls State. Some small ones from my HS
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Key Club Bulletin editor & website creator (10-12), Christian club president (9-12), Senior Class/ASB officer (12), NHS (11-12), JV Tennis (11), ASB Senator (10). Others I didn’t put on common app
[] Job/Work Experience: Barista at my church (9-12)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 40+ hours through Key Club, 30+ through NHS, 2 mission trips, Vacation Bible School for 2 summers, misc. help with church
[] Essays: Okay? Talked about being a military brat living overseas
[] Teacher Recommendations: 6/10. Nothing special
[] Counselor Rec: No idea. She isn’t very experienced with out-of-state colleges
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:[/ul] None, wasn’t offered
Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] School Type: Public in the middle of nowhere
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 200k +, didn’t apply for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] double legacy?
Reflection
[ list]
[] Strengths: ACT, class rank
[] Weaknesses: SAT, no overall wow factor
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea! Legacy probably didn’t hurt.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Still waiting on 10 other schools!
General Comments: I’m so incredibly happy, I thought I’d never get in! Congrats to everyone who was accepted and best of luck to those who weren’t. CC literally has been the only thing keeping my sane the last few months.

[longisland234]

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:

[list]
[] SAT I: 2000 (650 M, 600 CR, 750 W)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 730 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank but most likely top 5%
[] AP scores: APUSH - 2 (I didn’t send this though lol)
[] IB scores: School doesn’t offer IB courses yet
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP French, AP Calc AB, AP Physics, 20th Century Social History, String Orchestra, Leadership Ethics and Public Speaking

Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars: Competition Dance, All State Violinist, a couple other things that I honestly can’t remember at this point
[] Job/Work Experience: private tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
[] Essays: really good in my opinion
[] Teacher Recommendations: supposedly really good
[] Counselor Rec: amazing
[li] Additional Rec: didn’t have any[/li]
Other:

[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): Merica
[] School Type: small private school
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Don’t know an exact number but upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): (URM, upward trend in grades I guess? Honestly really surprised I got in) [/li]
Reflection:

[] Strengths: Very non generic interests
[] Weaknesses: SATs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly think my essay and rec letters helped to make me look compelling and set me apart [/li]
Congrats to everyone who got in! If you didn’t then keep your chin up! Everything has a way of working out if you remain hopeful

[JalapenoGreens]

WAITLISTED.

Congrats to those accepted!!

[Marisa58]

Decision: Waitlisted CAS

Objective:

[list]
[] SAT I: 2260
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: Lit (750), Math II (770), U.S. History (760)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP scores: 5s on AP US, Physics, Calc BC, some other ones that I forgot, 4 on AP Bio
[] Senior Year Course Load: Sociology, AP Stats/Psych/Chem/Themes (Lit)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Pulitzer (not really)

Subjective:

[list]
[] Extracurriculars: President of our school’s political/law club, I sing at local restaurants/have mini concerts every once in a while, I consume boxes of Goldfish incredibly fast, and I’m also on the volleyball team
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a camp counselor for a few summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer quite often at a local PADS shelter, volunteered for a political campaign
[] Essays: Common App was strong
[] Teacher Recommendations: First one was from a teacher I’ve known all four years (he’s the main reason I’m interested in law), so I’m sure it was a great letter…second was from my Junior year English teacher, which was probably also strong
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor’s pretty nice, I guess? Aside from that, I don’t know.
[li] Additional Rec: My coach, who also knows me through volunteering[/li]
Other

[list]
[] State: Illinois
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks: Superpowers
Reflection
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Michigan, deferred by Georgetown[/li]General Comments: You are all awesome!

[Moooon]

No one being accepted by Sam Fox?

[WaitingInCPA]

For my son…

Decision: Rejected SEAS

Objective

SAT I: 2180
ACT: 32
SAT II: Chemistry 780, Biology 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.06 (highest possible is a 4.15)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16 / 300
AP scores: 5s on US History, Chemistry, Language/Comp, Psychology (taking Calc and Bio this spring)
IB scores:
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Biology, English, Physics, Ceramics, Special Interests
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]

Subjective
Extracurriculars: Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis, Brain Busters, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Ref, Life guard
Volunteer/Community service: Youth Allocation Panel for United Way (Chairman senior year)
Essays: Great
Teacher Recommendations: Outstanding
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec:
Interview:[/list] off campus interview went well

Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc) none

Reflection
Strengths: grades and extracurriculars
Weaknesses: for WashU I guess the SAT/ACT wasn’t good enough.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not a clue
Where else were you accepted - Case Western, UAB, VCU, Univ Minnesota, Univ of Illinois-Chicago, Univ of Pittsburgh. Still waiting to hear from Boston University and Rice

[rdizzle18]

Decision: Waitlisted CAS

Objective:
SAT I: n/a
ACT: 33
SAT II: 770 Math II 750 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2
AP scores: n/a
IB scores: Got a 40 on my mid year.
Senior Year Course Load: Quite Heavy : Math HL Eng Lit HL Econ HL Physics SL History SL Spanish Ab SL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Founder of MUN club, Editorial Board, Camping, Atheletics (State Level Shotput),
Job/Work Experience: Research Project with University Professor
Volunteer/Community service: ALOT
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendations: Really good i’m assuming,
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: Didn’t have one
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Girl
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: School Grades, Teacher Recs, Extra Curriculars
Weaknesses: Showed no interest in the school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Showed no interest
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t heard back anywhere else
General Comments: N/a